Trần Ngọc Tám

Lieutenant General Trần Ngọc Tám (12 March 1926 – 4 August 2011) was an officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

General Trần Ngọc Tám

Tám was born on 12 March 1926.[1] He served as the commander of II Corps, which oversaw the Central Highlands region, from 1 October 1957 until 13 August of the next year, when he was replaced by Major General Tôn Thất Đính. He was the first commander of II Corps.[2] He served as the commander of III Corps, which oversaw the region of the country surrounding Saigon from 4 April 1964 until 12 October of the same year, when he was replaced by Major General Cao Văn Viên.[2][3]

Tám later served as Chairman of the Free World Military Assistance Organisation.

Tám died on 4 August 2011, at the age of 85.[1]

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Notes

  1. "Trung Tướng Trần Ngọc Tám qua đời, hưởng thọ 85 tuổi". Saigon Echo. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. Tucker, pp. 526–33.
  3. Arthur J. Dommen The Indochinese Experience of the French and the Americans 2002 "Another 1,450,000 piasters were delivered to Generals Duong Van Minh, Le Van Kim, Ton That Dinh, Nguyên Huu Co, Tran Ngoc Tam, Nguyên Khanh, and Do Cao Tri. In addition, General Minh received another $6,000 found in a suitcase ..."

References

  • Tucker, Spencer C. (2000). Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-57607-040-9.
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